Andrew McSweeney was born in Ireland but grew up in Manchester, England. After high school Andrew joined the British Army(Third Battalion, The Parachute Regiment) where he completed two tours of duty in Afghanistan.
After five years service Andrew left the military and drifted into the world of private security. It was whilst in Iraq Andrew began to write screenplays, more of a hobby than anything else. This hobby soon turned into a passion as Andrew left private security to pursue his writing career full time.